1-800-273-TALK (8255)

TEXT "TALK" TO 741741 OR

CHAT AT SUICIDEPREVENTIONLIFELINE.ORG

(suicide prevention lifeline.org/participate)

LEARN THE WARNING SIGNS.

SUICIDE IS PREVENTABLE!!!

• WITH HELP COMES HOPE!!!
• THE LIFELINE IS FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
• HELP A LOVED ONE, A FRIEND, OR YOURSELF!!!
  
  

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Community Crisis Centers answer Lifeline calls.

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90% OF THOSE WHO ATTEMPT SUICIDE AND SURVIVE DO NOT GO ON TO DIE BY SUICIDE.

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85% APPROXIMATE FATALLY RATE OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS THAT INVOLVE FIREARMS, FOR OTHER METHODS, THE FATALITY RATE IS LESS THAN 5 PERCENT (%).

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LEND AN EAR

HOTLINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY NEED VOLUNTEERS. A FEW NATIONAL GROUPS:

Samaritans: The group runs 24/7 hotlines in the Northeast staffed by trained volunteers called Befrienders, who offer anonymous support. (samaritansusa.org/contact)

LGBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER:

The LGBT community is at particular risk for depression and suicide: In 2015, 29 percent of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth attempted suicide at least once, compare with 6 percent of heterosexual youth. These national phone hotlines offer peer support, local resources, and general information. (glbthotline.org/volunteer)

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ANOTHER CHOICE: ADVENTIST RECOVERY --- CALL MT. OLIVET SDA CHURCH AND ASK FOR ONE OF OUR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS, Mr. James Jackson.